A huge fire has broken out at an electrical substation in west London.
Around 100 firefighters were tackling the blaze on Aberdeen Place in Maida Vale where an electrical transformer is alight.
The roof of a neighbouring residential building was also alight, the London Fire Brigade said.
It received more than 170 calls about the fire from around 5.30am on Tuesday.
Fifteen fire engines attended the blaze.
“This is a very visible fire, which is producing lots of smoke,” said station commander Paul Morgan.
“Residents are advised to keep their windows and doors shut and avoid the area where possible.”
Fire crews from Paddington, Euston and other stations were fighting the fire.
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It is not known what has caused the blaze.
It comes a month after Heathrow was shut down following a fire at a nearby electrical substation.
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The Metropolitan Police said it was not treating that fire as a criminal matter after more than 1,000 flights were cancelled and hundreds of thousands of passengers affected.
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